Good morning. I'm James Holman from the Washington Post and this is the Daily

202 for Tuesday, September 15. In today's news, President Trump denies climate change as he inspects fire damage in the west.

The Gulf Coast braces for Hurricane Sally. Two major glaciers are tearing loose from their restraints in the Atlantic.

Oh, and there might be life on Venus.

But first, the big idea.

The unlikely portrait of Medicaid in the time of coronavirus looks like Jonathan Chapin,

living with his wife and 11 year old daughter in a gated community in the Sierra Nevada foothills.

Jonathan had a thriving production company called We Ain't Saints in Reno, Nevada.

He booked bands, managed weddings, and hosted 600 strong karaoke nights in Lake Tahoe.

When the coronavirus came, forcing Nevada's entertainment industry to go dark, everything Jonathan

knew disappeared. The family's health insurance Everything Jonathan

applied online for Medicaid on April 1st,

the day after his wife's job ended

and three days before he needed a molar pole.

By that time, his mouth was throbbing.

Jonathan and his family became early additions to Nevada's Medicaid roles, roles swollen now to record levels, while

pandemic inflicted fiscal wounds have damaged the state's ability to afford the safety net health

coverage.

By the most recent count, the roster of Nevadans on Medicaid

has climbed from around 640,000 in February

to 731,000 as of last month.

The 14% increase places Nevada among at least three states,

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